Principal Product Manager - DRAM Probe Cards

FormFactor•Livermore, CA

About The Position

FormFactor is seeking a technically strong, commercially minded Principal Product Line Manager to lead product strategy, roadmap development, and lifecycle management for its DRAM wafer-level test solutions. The role combines DRAM technology, wafer-level test, probe-card technology, customer requirements, and business strategy. In partnership with Technical Marketing and Application Engineering, the position works with leading memory manufacturers to understand their technology and test roadmaps and translate requirements into differentiated probe-card solutions. The role collaborates with customers and teams across Sales, Applications Engineering, R&D, Operations, Finance, and other functions to drive product strategy, new product development, commercialization, and business growth. It owns the DRAM probe-card portfolio from concept through development, qualification, production ramp, sustainment, and end-of-life, and leads cross-functional product launches and customer qualification strategies. The position also develops product positioning and pricing, supports forecasting and business reviews, enables Sales and Applications teams, and represents FormFactor at customer and industry forums. Regular hours are day shift. International travel may be required to support major memory customers.

Requirements

At least 12 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, 8 years with a master's degree, or 5 years with a PhD; equivalent experience is also accepted.
Strong working knowledge of semiconductor wafer-level test and the wafer-test ecosystem.
Understanding of wafer probers, probe cards, ATE, and the interaction between the DUT, probe interface, and tester.
Working knowledge of DRAM technology and manufacturing and test flows.
Experience translating customer technical requirements into product or technology requirements.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional programs involving Engineering, Operations, Sales, and customers.
Strong analytical and business skills, including the ability to evaluate market opportunities, product economics, and investment tradeoffs.
Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with engineering teams and executive or business audiences.
Ability to travel internationally to support major memory customers.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Semiconductor Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
Semiconductor industry experience, preferably in semiconductor test, memory, probe cards, ATE, wafer probing, or related technologies.
Direct experience with DRAM wafer sort, wafer-level test, or probe cards.
Experience with DRAM products such as DDR, LPDDR, GDDR, and/or HBM.
Hands-on knowledge of memory ATE and wafer probers.
Understanding of DRAM test methodologies, including DC/parametric test, functional test, speed test, burn-in, or reliability screening.
Understanding of high-parallelism memory testing and semiconductor cost-of-test economics.
Knowledge of probe-card performance parameters, including contact resistance, probe force, current carrying capability, thermal behavior, signal integrity, pad damage, and probe lifetime.
Previous experience in product management, product marketing, applications engineering, test engineering, product engineering, or technical marketing in the semiconductor industry.
Experience working directly with major global memory manufacturers.
Master's degree in Engineering or an MBA.

Responsibilities

Own the product strategy and multi-generation roadmap for FormFactor's DRAM probe-card portfolio.
Translate DRAM technology, device architecture, wafer-test, and manufacturing trends into future probe-card requirements.
Identify emerging customer requirements involving test parallelism, pad pitch, probe count, current carrying capability, test speed, temperature, contact resistance, signal integrity, and cost of test.
Develop market requirements documents and business cases for new products and technology investments.
Prioritize product investments based on customer requirements, market opportunity, competitive position, and financial return.
Partner with R&D and Engineering to turn market requirements into product specifications and development programs.
Build technical and business relationships with leading DRAM manufacturers and engage customer test, product, process, and engineering organizations.
Lead customer roadmap discussions and translate future technology requirements into FormFactor product strategy.
Monitor DRAM technology transitions, wafer-test architectures, ATE and prober evolution, and competitive probe-card solutions.
Conduct market, TAM/SAM, competitive, and technology analysis to identify growth opportunities.
Manage the product lifecycle from concept and development through qualification, production ramp, sustainment, and end-of-life.
Develop product positioning, pricing strategies, and value propositions.
Support revenue forecasting, demand planning, capacity planning, and business performance reviews.
Monitor product revenue, market share, gross margin, design wins, and customer adoption.
Identify opportunities to improve product profitability, manufacturability, lead time, and cost structure.
Partner with Sales on major commercial opportunities, customer negotiations, and strategic design wins.
Lead cross-functional commercialization of new DRAM probe-card technologies and define customer qualification and product introduction strategies.
Coordinate with Engineering, Applications, Operations, Quality, and Sales to support product launches and production ramps.
Establish success metrics and monitor product performance after introduction.
Develop product presentations, competitive positioning, enablement tools, and collateral; train Sales and Applications teams on product capabilities and differentiation.
Represent FormFactor at customer technology reviews, industry conferences, and technical forums.